Why to Use a Female Condom

So even though there have been some drawbacks to female condom usage, there are several important reasons to consider using a female condom. There are also important social reasons associated with female condom usage. First of all, these are one of the types of contraception that a women has control over inserting. This puts women in charge of protecting themselves from STD’s and unwanted pregnancies, without having to rely on their partner for protection.

A female condom can be inserted several hours before sex so that you are ready when the action begins. You also don’t need to stop your lovemaking to put it on, like with a male condom. One of the benefits of the new material nitrile has made the condoms less noisy and has also made the price drop. The ring outside the vagina that can be visually unappealing does give extra protection from STD’s by protecting the sensitive skin around the vagina from potentially being infected with disease such as herpes or genital warts.

The continuation of female condoms research and production can also have a big impact on women in developing countries to give them an alternative other than forcing a male condom on their partner. Female condoms are also quite effective against pregnancy protection, with perfect use they have only a 5% failure rate and with typical use the failure rate is 21%. The more research that goes into female condoms, the cheaper and better they will become.